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Private Health Insurance Audit Module

We have launched our second provider training module ‘Private health insurance audits’ on our training platform, QualiPHI. The course was created following feedback from providers who wanted more information on audits, and we’re confident that the course will demystify the process for them and provide practical ways to meet private health insurance requirements. For more information or to register, please visit the QualiPHI website.

Training module for alternative therapy providers

Our 'Alternative therapy providers and private health insurance' training module has been created to help alternative therapy providers understand the private health insurance industry and how clients can claim for their services.
The module is delivered through our online training platform, QualiPHI.
For more information or to register, please visit the QualiPHI website.
We have also created a library of some of the resources used in the module that providers can access on our website. They can be viewed Resource Library

ARHG Accredited Therapies

Acupuncture: Acupuncture involves the stimulation of specific points on the body, usually by the insertion of needles. Acupuncture is based on the theories and principles of traditional Chinese medicine and the balance of body energy. Chinese medical writings describe acupuncture channels which transport energy (Qi) around and through the body.
Acupuncturists, after diagnosis and with consent, apply stimulation at precise acupuncture points to aid the body's own defensive and self healing systems, thus promoting and maintaining good health. Acupuncture can provide positive symptomatic management with its mechanisms of action showing an effect on physiological, neurological, circulatory, inflammatory, hormonal and cytokine activity. Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine are holistic in application, drug free and will often include dietary and lifestyle advice.

Chinese Herbal Medicine: Chinese Herbal Medicine is based on the theories and principles of traditional Chinese medicine and the balance of body energy. Chinese herbs are used in specific individualised formulas to bring balance to the body through their actions including cooling, heating, nourishing, eliminating toxins, stimulating and moving obstructed Qi flow. Rarely used in isolation, Chinese herb formulas combine herbs to provide a synergistic healing action as informed by the Chinese Medicine diagnosis. Chinese Herbal Medicine is holistic in application and treatment will often include dietary and lifestyle advice.

Counselling: Professional counselling is a safe and confidential collaboration between qualified counsellors and clients to promote mental health and wellbeing, enhance self-understanding, and resolve identified concerns.

Massage Therapy: Massage Therapy is the treatment of the soft tissue of whole body areas to bring about generalised improvements in health, such as relaxation or specific physical benefits, such as relief of muscular aches and pains.

Myotherapy: Myotherapy is the assessment, treatment and management of musculoskeletal conditions, which may cause muscular dysfunction and pain thus affecting movement and mobility. Myotherapy involves a comprehensive physical evaluation and an integrated therapeutic approach of effected muscles, joints, nerves and associated viscera (organs) based on the individuals needs. Myotherapy is used in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions and pathologies, to restore optimal pain free movement; it is also used for preventative management and patient education. Myotherapists have an extensive knowledge of anatomy, pathology and musculoskeletal (acute and chronic) conditions that can be treated to restore the muscles, fascia and biomechanics. Myotherapists utilise a range of treatment techniques including myofascial dry needling, trigger pint release, electro-mechanical therapies (TENS), cupping, joint mobilization and various soft tissue manipulations, thermal (heat/cold) therapies, passive and active stretching and corrective rehabilitative exercise to restore and maintain the normal integrity of the soft tissue structures (muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia).

Nutrition: Nutritional medicine is based on the traditions of food as medicine and dietary planning. It combines these disciplines with scientific advances in the treatment, management and prevention of disease using food and nutrient as therapeutics.

Remedial Therapy: Remedial Therapy is the systematic assessment and treatment of the muscles, tendons, ligaments and connective tissues of the body to assist in rehabilitation, pain and injury management. It is performed to create favourable conditions for the body to return to normal health after injury and is defined by the premises that the treatment can reasonably reverse certain physical effects a patient may be presenting. A range of manual therapy techniques may be employed in treatment, such as deep connective tissue massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Muscle Energy Techniques, Direct and Indirect Myofascial Techniques, and Neuromuscular Facilitation, (as well as techniques ranging from Swedish to specialised massage for athletes, babies and pregnant women. Specialists may also practice, An Mo Tui Na and Shiatsu Techniques to achieve improvement throughout the body. Aromatherapy and wholistic approaches such as Kinesiology may also be used).

Mental Health Social Work Services: Mental Health Social Work Services are provided to service users with mild to complex mental health issues. Service users are supported through counselling and psychotherapy, using a range of evidence-based strategies, including focussed psychological strategies, depending on the needs of the individual. Mental Health Social Workers are equipped to help service users identify and address social and other environmental issues to improve their quality of life. This may involve individual, family and/or group counselling, in person or via telehealth. Services are provided to service users in the community across the full continuum of mental health issues, including prevention, early intervention and treatment. Mental Health Social Workers focus on a whole-of-person perspective, recognising the broader support requirements for an individual experiencing mental illness and the impact on friends, family, work and education.

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